Arnold J. Toynbee
Arnold J. Toynbee
Arnold Joseph Toynbee CHwas a British historian, philosopher of history, research professor of International History at the London School of Economics and the University of London and author of numerous books. Toynbee in the 1918–1950 period was a leading specialist on international affairs...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionHistorian
Date of Birth14 April 1889
Arnold J. Toynbee quotes about
thinking race political
The twentieth century will be chiefly remembered by future generations not as an era of political conflicts or technical inventions, but as an age in which human society dared to think of the welfare of the whole human race as a practical objective.
freedom believe past
We human beings do have some genuine freedom of choice and therefore some effective control over our own destinies. I am not a determinist. But I also believe that the decisive choice is seldom the latest choice in the series. More often than not, it will turn out to be some choice made relatively far back in the past.
men glorifying-god ends
Man's true end is to glorify God and to enjoy Him for ever.
freedom power political
The last stage but one of every civilisation, is characterised by the forced political unification of its constituent parts, into a single greater whole.
cutting membership common-experience
The penalty of affluence is that it cuts one off from the common lot, common experience, and common fellowship. In a sense it outlaws one automatically from one's birthright of membership in the great human family.
fighting order advice
My advice to any traveler who is traveling in order to learn would be: 'Fight tooth and nail to be permitted to travel in what is technically the least efficient way.'
beach lying taken
The immense cities lie basking on the beaches of the continent like whales that have taken to the land.
men architecture essays
Angkor is perhaps the greatest of Man's essays in rectangular architecture that has yet been brought to life.
lying goal sake
The value of the goal lies in the goal itself; and therefore the goal cannot be attained unless it is pursued for its own sake.
too-much failing rely
Nothing fails like success when you rely on it too much.
real struggle justice
The only real struggle in the history of the world ... is between the vested interest and social justice.
attitude race self
It is already becoming clear that a chapter which had a Western beginning will have to have an Indian ending if it is not to end in self-destruction of the human race. At this supremely dangerous moment in human history , the only way of salvation is the ancient Hindu way. Here we have the attitude and spirit that can make it possible for the human race to grow together in to a single family.
mother husband children
The world's greatest need . . . is mutual confidence. No human being ever knows all the secrets of another's heart. Yet there is enough confidence between mother and child, husband and wife, buyer and seller . . . to make social life a practical possibility. Confidence may be risky, but it is nothing like so risky as mistrust.
spiritual adversity doors
Adversity in the things of this world opens the door for spiritual salvation.